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Watson Chris D CIV MNC-I 54th SIG BDE Network

2005-06-24, 2:45 am

Greetings All From Iraq!



I need to set up a CCM with dual NICs and wanted to get everyone's input
on the best practices for doing so. I am also sifting through Cisco's
site but nothing (so far) seems to bear upon using dual NICs.



Best Regards,



Chris Watson, CCNP

Network Engineer - VOIP

MNC-I C6 CIS

DSN 318-822-3441

IraQna 0790 220 8435




Darren Ward

2005-06-24, 7:45 am

If you use the HP servers then the HA drivers are on the CD already.

If you use the IBM servers then you'll need to load the device drivers after
the OS is loaded.

You have to be careful too when doing OS upgrades to reinstall the driver
just to be safe ;)

Worked well for me though and I ran a couple of IBM x345's without problem
at all, at least no problem with the ethernet level ;)

Usual stuff, make sure spanning-tree is running on the two switches facing
the server as the driver uses it.

Darren

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[mailto:cisco-voip-bounces@puck.nether.net] On Behalf Of Watson Chris D CIV
MNC-I 54th SIG BDE Network Engineer
Sent: Friday, 24 June 2005 6:11 PM
To: cisco-voip@puck.nether.net
Subject: [cisco-voip] Dual NIC config?



Greetings All From Iraq!



I need to set up a CCM with dual NICs and wanted to get everyone's input on
the best practices for doing so. I am also sifting through Cisco's site but
nothing (so far) seems to bear upon using dual NICs.



Best Regards,



Chris Watson, CCNP

Network Engineer - VOIP

MNC-I C6 CIS

DSN 318-822-3441

IraQna 0790 220 8435




Ryan Ratliff

2005-06-24, 5:45 pm

Note that cisco only supports the HP teaming drivers currently, and =

make sure to follow the instructions at =

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/hw/voiceapp/ps378/ =

prod_installation_guide09186a0080203ebc.html to the letter (ie don't =

choose Load Balancing).

The IBM teaming drivers may work perfectly for you, but if you have any =

issues related to network connectivity disable them and see if the =

issue persists before engaging TAC.

Make sure that at no time your CM server has multiple IP addresses. =

This is bad, 100% not supported and guaranteed to cause issues.

-Ryan
On Jun 24, 2005, at 4:44 AM, Darren Ward wrote:


If you use the HP servers then the HA drivers are on the CD already.
=A0
If you use the IBM servers then you'll need to load the device drivers =

after the OS is loaded.
=A0
You have to be careful too when doing OS upgrades to reinstall the =

driver just to be safe ;)
=A0
Worked well for me though and I ran=A0 a couple of IBM x345's without =

problem at all, at least no problem with the ethernet level ;)
=A0
Usual stuff, make sure spanning-tree is running on the two switches =

facing the server as the driver uses it.
=A0
Darren

From: cisco-voip-bounces@puck.nether.net =

[mailto:cisco-voip-bounces@puck.nether.net] On Behalf Of Watson Chris D =

CIV MNC-I 54th SIG BDE Network Engineer
Sent: Friday, 24 June 2005 6:11 PM
To: cisco-voip@puck.nether.net
Subject: [cisco-voip] Dual NIC config?

Greetings All From Iraq!
=A0
I need to set up a CCM with dual NICs and wanted to get everyone's =

input on the best practices for doing so. =A0I am also sifting through =

Cisco=92s site but nothing (so far) seems to bear upon using dual NICs.
=A0
Best Regards,
=A0
Chris Watson, CCNP
Network Engineer =96 VOIP
MNC-I C6 CIS
DSN 318-822-3441
IraQna 0790 220 8435
=A0_____________________________________
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Snowy

2005-06-24, 5:45 pm

Hello,
What is cisco recommendation ? Dual or single nick attachment ?
Thank you.
Julien

Ryan Ratliff a =E9crit :

>Note that cisco only supports the HP teaming drivers currently, and =


>make sure to follow the instructions at =


>http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/hw/voiceapp/ps378/ =


>prod_installation_guide09186a0080203ebc.html to the letter (ie don't =


>choose Load Balancing).
>
>The IBM teaming drivers may work perfectly for you, but if you have any =


>issues related to network connectivity disable them and see if the =


>issue persists before engaging TAC.
>
>Make sure that at no time your CM server has multiple IP addresses. =


>This is bad, 100% not supported and guaranteed to cause issues.
>
>-Ryan
>On Jun 24, 2005, at 4:44 AM, Darren Ward wrote:
>
>
>If you use the HP servers then the HA drivers are on the CD already.
> =


>If you use the IBM servers then you'll need to load the device drivers =


>after the OS is loaded.
> =


>You have to be careful too when doing OS upgrades to reinstall the =


>driver just to be safe ;)
> =


>Worked well for me though and I ran a couple of IBM x345's without =


>problem at all, at least no problem with the ethernet level ;)
> =


>Usual stuff, make sure spanning-tree is running on the two switches =


>facing the server as the driver uses it.
> =


>Darren
>
>From: cisco-voip-bounces@puck.nether.net =


>[mailto:cisco-voip-bounces@puck.nether.net] On Behalf Of Watson Chris D =


>CIV MNC-I 54th SIG BDE Network Engineer
>Sent: Friday, 24 June 2005 6:11 PM
>To: cisco-voip@puck.nether.net
>Subject: [cisco-voip] Dual NIC config?
>
>Greetings All From Iraq!
> =


>I need to set up a CCM with dual NICs and wanted to get everyone's =


>input on the best practices for doing so. I am also sifting through =


>Cisco=92s site but nothing (so far) seems to bear upon using dual NICs.
> =


>Best Regards,
> =


>Chris Watson, CCNP
>Network Engineer =96 VOIP
>MNC-I C6 CIS
>DSN 318-822-3441
>IraQna 0790 220 8435
> ________________________________________
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>cisco-voip mailing list
>cisco-voip@puck.nether.net
>https://puck.nether.net/mailman/listinfo/cisco-voip
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>
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>
>
> =


>

Ryan Ratliff

2005-06-24, 5:45 pm

If you have a HP server that supports teaming then it will always be =

better to have the redundancy, preferably with each NIC going to a =

different switch (obviously in the same vlan).

-Ryan
On Jun 24, 2005, at 11:18 AM, Snowy wrote:

Hello,
What is cisco recommendation ? Dual or single nick attachment ?
Thank you.
Julien

Ryan Ratliff a =E9crit :

> Note that cisco only supports the HP teaming drivers currently, and
> make sure to follow the instructions at
> http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/hw/voiceapp/ps378/
> prod_installation_guide09186a0080203ebc.html to the letter (ie don't
> choose Load Balancing).
>
> The IBM teaming drivers may work perfectly for you, but if you have any
> issues related to network connectivity disable them and see if the
> issue persists before engaging TAC.
>
> Make sure that at no time your CM server has multiple IP addresses.
> This is bad, 100% not supported and guaranteed to cause issues.
>
> -Ryan
> On Jun 24, 2005, at 4:44 AM, Darren Ward wrote:
>
>
> If you use the HP servers then the HA drivers are on the CD already.
>
> If you use the IBM servers then you'll need to load the device drivers
> after the OS is loaded.
>
> You have to be careful too when doing OS upgrades to reinstall the
> driver just to be safe ;)
>
> Worked well for me though and I ran a couple of IBM x345's without
> problem at all, at least no problem with the ethernet level ;)
>
> Usual stuff, make sure spanning-tree is running on the two switches
> facing the server as the driver uses it.
>
> Darren
>
> From: cisco-voip-bounces@puck.nether.net
> [mailto:cisco-voip-bounces@puck.nether.net] On Behalf Of Watson Chris D
> CIV MNC-I 54th SIG BDE Network Engineer
> Sent: Friday, 24 June 2005 6:11 PM
> To: cisco-voip@puck.nether.net
> Subject: [cisco-voip] Dual NIC config?
>
> Greetings All From Iraq!
>
> I need to set up a CCM with dual NICs and wanted to get everyone's
> input on the best practices for doing so. I am also sifting through
> Cisco=92s site but nothing (so far) seems to bear upon using dual NICs.
>
> Best Regards,
>
> Chris Watson, CCNP
> Network Engineer =96 VOIP
> MNC-I C6 CIS
> DSN 318-822-3441
> IraQna 0790 220 8435
> ________________________________________
_______
> cisco-voip mailing list
> cisco-voip@puck.nether.net
> https://puck.nether.net/mailman/listinfo/cisco-voip
>
>
> ________________________________________
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> cisco-voip mailing list
> cisco-voip@puck.nether.net
> https://puck.nether.net/mailman/listinfo/cisco-voip
>
>
>
>


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